Mannings Heath, The Good ShepherdMannings Heath has a single bell, hung in a west facing turret.
The church dates back to 1881, and was built by Miss Augusta Bigg as a memorial to her brother, the architect possibly being L. Ridge. At the west end is a small timber turret, with a tiled spire, containing a wooden B frame fit for one bell. |
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The Bell
Bell |
Weight |
Diameter |
Nominal |
Note |
Founder |
Cast |
Canon |
Hanging |
1 |
c12.00 |
James Barwell? |
c1880 |
Swing Chime |
1 Bell
The bell itself is uninscribed, and features moulding wires of 2:2, with a band around the lip.
These wires are slightly heavier and wider than those found on Warner bells, and the crown is much too flat to be Warners too. The features on the bell, and its profile are also found at Handcross, and therefore this bell could also be attributed to him.
It is hung for swing chime and rung by a rope, attached to an iron lever.
It measures c12” in diameter, and was cast with a peg argent. All the metal fittings have rusted, and the original clapper has corroded alot. The bell is bolted to a metal headstock which hangs on plain bearings.
Due to a bird’s nest in the turret, a recording of the bell was not taken.
Bell in a fair condition on inspection.
Visited:
.15/04/2022
The bell itself is uninscribed, and features moulding wires of 2:2, with a band around the lip.
These wires are slightly heavier and wider than those found on Warner bells, and the crown is much too flat to be Warners too. The features on the bell, and its profile are also found at Handcross, and therefore this bell could also be attributed to him.
It is hung for swing chime and rung by a rope, attached to an iron lever.
It measures c12” in diameter, and was cast with a peg argent. All the metal fittings have rusted, and the original clapper has corroded alot. The bell is bolted to a metal headstock which hangs on plain bearings.
Due to a bird’s nest in the turret, a recording of the bell was not taken.
Bell in a fair condition on inspection.
Visited:
.15/04/2022
Inscriptions:
1 |
(Uninscribed) |
Photographs:
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